Archive for June, 2008

Sobel: Expect Tiger to bounce back better than ever

Monday, June 30th, 2008

After surgery to repair his knee, will Tiger Woods be a shadow of his former self? No one can know for sure, but even if he is only partially healed, a semi-healthy Tiger would still rule over the PGA Tour, writes ESPN.com’s Jason Sobel.

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Love, Beem among British qualifiers; Elkington out

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Former PGA Championship winners Davis Love III and Rich Beem qualified for the British Open on Monday, but Steve Elkington bogeyed his final two holes and fell short.

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Weekly 18: Sunday proves that PGA, LPGA Tours are polar opposites in many respects

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Inbee Park’s win Sunday at the U.S. Women’s Open and Kenny Perry’s triumph at the Buick Open shed some light on the unique paths it takes to become a champion on the LPGA and PGA tours. ESPN.com’s Jason Sobel delves into that subject in the Weekly 18.

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Inbee Park is youngest winner of Women’s Open

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Two weeks away from her 20th birthday, Inbee Park became the youngest winner of the U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday by closing with a 2-under 71 as everyone else around her faded away at Interlachen.

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Perry holds on to take second Buick Open title

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Kenny Perry captured his second Buick Open on Sunday.

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Hicks ices field to grab Gretzky Classic

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Justin Hicks won the Wayne Gretzky Classic for his first Nationwide win.

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Roberts tops Commerce for first win of year

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Loren Roberts shot a 3-under 68 on Sunday to cap a wire-to-wire, one-stroke victory in the Commerce Bank Championship, his first Champions Tour win of the year.

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Rookie Larrazabal wins French Open by four shots

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Spanish rookie Pablo Larrazabal won the French Open for his first European Tour victory Sunday, closing with a 4-under-par 67 to finish four strokes ahead of Colin Montgomerie.

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Former golfer Norman weds tennis legend Evert

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Ex-golfer Greg Norman and tennis legend Chris Evert were married on Saturday in a seaside ceremony held under a veil of tight security on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

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Strong back 9 maintains Roberts’ Champions lead

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Loren Roberts had four birdies on the back nine and shot a 3-under 68 Saturday, extending his lead to two strokes after two rounds of the Commerce Bank Championship.

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